Springfield School is seeking an caring, well-qualified, and highly motivated individual to join our team as a First Aid / Welfare Assistant. This is a part-time position, covering two days per week.
The successful candidate will play a vital role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our students and will benefit from a wide range of continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities.
Springfield is a popular and high-performing 11-16 school. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good', across the board in April 2025
JOB PURPOSE:
To be responsible for the promotion of good health, welfare and safeguarding amongst pupils in accordance with trust/school policies and Keeping Children Safe in Education
To administer first-aid to the school community
To support the Attendance Assistant with the day-to-day management of the school's attendance procedure
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
To promote actively the trust's/school's Equal Opportunities Policy and observe the standard of conduct which prevents discrimination taking place
To maintain awareness of and commitment to the trust's/school's Equal Opportunity Policies in relation to both employment and service delivery
To comply fully with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 etc, the trust's/school's Health and Safety Policy and all locally agreed safe methods of work - to include local procedures for supporting pupils with medical conditions and safely administering medicines at school
To comply fully with the trust's/school's Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and related procedures
At the discretion of the Headteacher, such other activities as many from time to time be agreed consistent with the nature of the job described above
To work with colleagues to achieve service plan objectives and targets
To participate in Employee Development schemes and Performance Management (appraisal) and contribute to the identification of own team development needs
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES
To initiate and contribute proactively to all health-related initiatives
To attend to pupils, and staff if taken ill or injured, administering first aid and arranging, on the authorisation of the Headteacher, for the individual to go to hospital, to the doctor or home
Maintenance of the accident book (Medical Tracker) and records as required by legislation and in line with school policy and data protection requirements
Notification of Local Authority and Government health bodies where required
Maintaining stocks of first aid equipment and approved medical supplies in a locked cabinet
Administering medication in the event of a pupil requiring supervised treatment, on receipt of written instructions from the child's parent or guardian
Arranging attendance of pupils at clinics etc
To advise on health and safety and be a member of the Health and Safety committee, as appropriate
To assist in delivery of the PSHE curriculum
To develop a programme addressing key public and occupational health issues
Arranging inoculations/vaccinations and examinations as required
Liaison with other local health/education/welfare organisations
Report pupil and school issues in line with the school's policies for attendance, health and safety, safeguarding/child protection, behaviour management etc
Attend meetings and training sessions as required
Be involved in extra curricular activities, i.e. open days, presentation evenings
To be a calm, professional and positive role model for pupils; and take a caring, relational approach to working with them
To be available to listen to pupils' concerns and respond appropriately
To liaise as appropriate with other members of the pastoral support team at school; ensuring timely, precise and appropriate information sharing with the First-Aid and Welfare Administrator and others, as appropriate
Miscellaneous Notes
To play a full part in the trust/school community, to support the trust's/school's ethos and to encourage staff and pupils to follow this example
Ability to make a distinctive contribution to the work of a team
Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with school stakeholders, including parents
Show high expectations of all pupils and staff; respect for their social, cultural, linguistic, religious and ethnic backgrounds; and commitment to raising educational achievements
This job description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It will be reviewed annually and may be subject to modification or amendment after discussion.
You will be based predominantly at Springfield School. However, as you will be appointed to The De Curci Trust, you may be required to work in any of The De Curci Trust's academies or in any of the schools/academies that the Trust is supporting as reasonably directed by the CEO. The ability to travel independently between DCT academies/schools is therefore essential.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: 8,013.92-8,418.23 per year
Benefits:
Company pension
Free parking
On-site parking
Schedule:
Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 07/07/2025
Reference ID: First Aid / Welfare Assistant
Expected start date: 03/09/2025
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